2004 Pioneer Honorees

Honorable Constance Mitchell: First African-American, elected to office in Monroe County.

Honorable William A. Johnson, Jr.: First African-American elected Mayor of the City of Rochester.

2005 Pioneer Honorees

Minister Franklin Florence: Community Activist

Captain Charles Price: Among First Black Police Captain

Honorable Ruth Scott: Community Activist and First City Council Women

Kathryn Terrell: Community Activist

2006 Pioneer Honorees

Dr. Alice H. Young: First Black elementary school Principal in Rochester, and as a Founding Trustee of Monroe Community College

Dr. Frederick C. Jefferson, Jr.:

Only Black person to serve as Chair of the United Way of Rochester’s Board of Directors, and as a founder of its African-American Leadership Development Program.

The Honorable David F. Gantt:

First Black person elected to represent Monroe County in a statewide office

Dr. Juanita Pitts:

First Black female Physician to practice in Rochester

2007 Pioneer Honorees

Iris Banister:

Community Activist and Educator

James and Carolyne Blount:

Founders, publisher and executive editor, respectively, of ABOUT…TIME Magazine.

James Perkins:

Educator and Black Seeds Director

2008 Pioneer Honorees

Dr. Cedric Alexander: Rochester’s First Black Police Chief

Floyd Madison: Rochester’s Black Fire Chief

Dr. David A. Anderson: Founder/Black storytelling League

Dr. Betty Marion Anderson: Educator and Community Advocate

Loretta Scott: Rochester’s First Black Commissioner